USB-C For Hackers: Build Your Own PSU
What if you wanted to build your own USB-C PSU? Good news – it’s easy enough! If you ever wanted to retrofit a decent DC PSU of yours to the …read more Continue reading USB-C For Hackers: Build Your Own PSU
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Chip Shortage Engineering: Misusing DIP Packages
After years of seeing people showing off and trading their badge Simple Add-Ons (SAOs) at Supercon, this year I finally decided to make one myself. Now for a first attempt, …read more Continue reading Chip Shortage Engineering: Misusing DIP Packages
A Pulse Of Annoyance About Oscillators, Followed By A Flyback Of A Rant
Everyone likes to play with high voltages, right?. Even though the danger of death goes up with every volt, it’s likely that a few readers will have at some time …read more Continue reading A Pulse Of Annoyance About Oscillators, Followed By A Flyback Of A Rant
Logic Analyzers: Capabilities And Limitations
Last time, we’ve used a logic analyzer to investigate the ID_SD and ID_SC pins on a Raspberry Pi, which turned out to be regular I2C, and then we hacked hotplug …read more Continue reading Logic Analyzers: Capabilities And Limitations
Copper Be Gone: The Chemistry Behind PCB Etching
For a lot of reasons, home etching of PCBs is somewhat of a dying art. The main reason is the rise of quick-turn PCB fabrication services, of course; when you …read more Continue reading Copper Be Gone: The Chemistry Behind PCB Etching
Lifetime Access To This Highly Rated Learning Library is Now $59.99
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Share Your Projects: Leave Breadcrumbs
I’ve talked about a low-effort way to document your projects by taking plenty of pictures, and about ways that your PCBs could be documenting themselves. Today, let’s talk about a …read more Continue reading Share Your Projects: Leave Breadcrumbs
All About USB-C: Example Circuits
In the six months that have passed after the last USB-C article has been released, I have thought up a bunch of ways that these articles could have been improved. …read more Continue reading All About USB-C: Example Circuits
DisplayPort: Taming The Altmode
The DisplayPort altmode is semi-proprietary, but it can absolutely be picked apart if we try. Last time, we found a cool appnote describing the DisplayPort altmode in detail, switched the …read more Continue reading DisplayPort: Taming The Altmode
It’s Time to Master ChatGPT During Our Back-to-School Sale
Become an expert in this world-changing technology for just $20. Continue reading It’s Time to Master ChatGPT During Our Back-to-School Sale